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Regional Deal Unlocks New Zealand's Global Trade Gateway
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 3:01 pm | Joint Media Statement
The Regional Deal responds by bringing nationally and regionally significant projects into a single, coordinated programme with a clear focus on delivery. More >>
Joint Statement On Local Government Announcement
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 6:22 pm | Joint Media Statement
The issues involved are complex and will create uncertainty, but there is also an opportunity to look at how we best position ourselves to shape the future for the communities we all serve. More >>
Clean Energy Powers Sustainable, Reliable, And Climate Resilient Healthcare For Savai‘i Communities
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 3:59 pm | Joint Media Statement
With the installation of solar power systems, healthcare facilities are now better equipped to provide roundtheclock care. More >>
From Bombs To Barrels: The War Profit Scandal That Finance Ministers Won’t Discuss
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 7:46 pm | Joint Media Statement
130+ Civil Society Organizations Call for a Permanent End To War, Windfall Tax on Oil and Gas Profits. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Councils Progress Regional Water Services Organisation
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 5:41 pm | Joint Media Statement
While councils will continue to set the overall direction and expectations, the forum will provide coordinated oversight, with the organisation itself responsible for delivering day-to-day water services across the region. More >>
Emergency Diesel Storage Useless Without New Zealand Ships To Move It
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 7:37 pm | Joint Media Statement
“The Government has found the money for storage. It must now find the will to rebuild the national maritime capability needed to move that fuel,” says Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay. More >>
No More Paper: Fiji Launches First-Ever Digital Immunization Records For Every Child
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 6:23 pm | Joint Media Statement
The new digital system will ensure that every child in Fiji has a secure vaccination record that can be accessed from any immunization site across the country. More >>
Broken Promises, Forest At Risk: Sawa Ali Residents Demand Immediate Halt To Logging
Sunday, 29 March 2026, 9:52 pm | Joint Media Statement
To date, BTR has yet to fulfil its promise to provide the boundary map, while logging activities in Block 24 continue and the promised compensation has not been delivered. More >>
Road And Water Update For Waipā And Ōtorohanga Districts
Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 3:14 pm | Joint Media Statement
Tankered water remains a contingency in the meantime, with water tanks in place to support the fire service if needed. More >>
Coalition Of Greater Manchester Groups Announce Major Campaign To Oppose Britain First’s ‘March For Remigration’
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 4:01 pm | Joint Media Statement
We call on people across the UK to come to Manchester to resist this racism on our streets and show that you do not support this bigotry. More >>
‘Fragile’ Pirongia Water Supply A Focus For Civil Defence
Monday, 16 February 2026, 4:32 pm | Joint Media Statement
Welfare support and property inspections continue in Wharepapa South, Kāwhia, Aotea and Corcoran Road as well as urban areas. More >>
In-Principle Agreement Reached With Global Academic Publisher Elsevier
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 4:47 pm | Joint Media Statement
Negotiations between CAUL and Elsevier restarted in December after pausing in November with the agreement of all Australian and New Zealand universities. More >>
Looking Ahead To COP31: Ensuring Pacific And Island Voices Are Heard
Sunday, 30 November 2025, 7:25 pm | Joint Media Statement
Across OCT’s, governments continue to push for practical, accessible mechanisms that allow small administrations to engage meaningfully in the Paris Agreement’s next phase. More >>
Joint Statement On Proposed Amendments To The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002
Monday, 1 September 2025, 4:47 pm | Joint Media Statement
While we recognize the importance of safeguarding national security, we urge the government to ensure that any legislative changes are made with full transparency, meaningful public consultation, and in strict alignment with New Zealand’s domestic ... More >>
Wellington Rally To Oppose Genocide And Protect Protest
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 7:53 pm | Joint Media Statement
We will not sit by while preparations for attacks on our rights to freedom of expression and peaceful protest are made. We are taking our message to Police HQ as they administer the Terrorism Suppression Act, says Valerie Morse, member of Peace Action Wellington. More >>
Statement On AI In Universities From Aotearoa Communication & Media Scholars Network
Friday, 1 August 2025, 1:28 pm | Joint Media Statement
While there is a tendency in our universities to be resigned to AI as an unstoppable and unquestionable technological force, our aim is to level the playing field to promote open critical and democratic debate. More >>
Joint Statement In Response To Government Declaration On Gaza
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 6:27 pm | Joint Media Statement
We urge the New Zealand Government and its partners to withdraw or amend the joint statement. More >>
Ken Turner, Sunil Kaushal And Craig Lord Announce Strategic Joint Campaign To Serve West Auckland
Friday, 27 June 2025, 9:08 pm | Joint Media Statement
Together they will be campaigning in a coordinated effort to deliver stronger representation and more effective solutions for their shared West Auckland constituents. More >>
Upholding Religious Freedom And Respect For All
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 8:58 pm | Joint Media Statement
We encourage dialogue rather than division, and understanding rather than suspicion. In times of tension, it is especially important that we come together in the spirit of unity and mutual respect. More >>
Protected Corals Destroyed In Six-Tonne Bycatch “Disaster” From A Single Bottom Trawl
Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 7:07 pm | Joint Media Statement
Environmentalists are describing the incident as “a stark reminder of the horrors of bottom trawling” and are renewing calls for the destructive fishing method to be banned on seamounts and other vital deep sea habitats. More >>